Nurjono, Milawaty http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7289-9292
Shrestha, Pami
Ang, Ian Yi Han
Shiraz, Farah
Eh, Ke Xin
Toh, Sue-Anne Ee Shiow
Vrijhoef, Hubertus Johannes Maria
Funding for this research was provided by:
National University Health System Research Office (NUHSRO/2016/008/RO5+5/FY16CF/LOA)
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (core funding)
Singapore Ministry of Health’s National Medical Research Council Centre Grant Programme (NMRC/CG/C026/2017_NUHS)
Article History
Received: 30 May 2019
Accepted: 28 April 2020
First Online: 24 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The National Healthcare Group, Singapore, Domain Specific Review Board (DSRB) reviewed and approved this study protocol (DSRB Ref: 2016/00914). Written informed consent forms were obtained from participants included for interviews and non-participatory observations. Waiver of consent was granted by DSRB for retrospective case note review of medical records. Study team members signed a confidentiality agreement to guarantee the privacy of all information. To maintain confidentiality of the research participants, analysis was conducted only on de-identified data.
: Not applicable
: PS, FS, IYHA, and SAT are a part of the NUHS RHS office which is involved in the planning and development of programs under the purview of the NUHS RHS. All authors declared no financial competing interest.